Jerzy Nowak

This article is about the actor Jerzy Nowak. For historian, see Jerzy Robert Nowak.

Jerzy Nowak
Nowak in 2007
Born(1923-06-20)20 June 1923
Brzesko, Poland
Died26 March 2013(2013-03-26) (aged 89)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Occupation(s)actor, teacher
SpouseMaria Andruszkiewicz-Nowak
Awards

Jerzy Nowak (20 June 1923 – 26 March 2013) was a Polish film and theatre actor and teacher.

Biography

During World War II, Nowak fought with the Polish partisans. In 1948, he graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków.

From 1994 on, Nowak primarily and continuously played the role of Singer Hirsch, who is a historic character in the legacy of Polish theater.[1]

In cinema, he mostly took on supporting roles as a Jew,[citation needed] often set during World War Two, such as in Schindler's List (directed by Steven Spielberg), or as a 'bumpkin farmer' in Three Colors: White, and as the great creative Zucker in the film The Promised Land ( directed by Andrzej Wajda).

In 2005, he made a film on the subject of death,[2] after allegedly learning of his own illness. In his will, his corpse was to be processed in formalin by Jagiellonian University Medical College. In 2007 the documentary Existence, directed by Marcin Koszalka focuses on the problem of death. The film attracted considerable media interest,[3] and the rumors about the actor's disease has been denied.

In autumn 2009, Austeria Publishing House released the biography of Jerzy Nowak,Book of Love, written in collaboration with his wife, who in February 2010 was awarded the prize Kraków Book of the Month[4]

He died on 26 March 2013, at the age of 89.[5]

Filmography

  • Podhale w ogniu (1956)
  • Zagubione uczucia (1957) - Shop assistant (uncredited)
  • Dezerter (1958) - Klein
  • The Eagle (1959) - Mate Sznuk
  • Miejsce na ziemi (1960) - Doctor (uncredited)
  • Spotkania w mroku (1960) - Worker
  • Rok pierwszy (1960) - Mlynarz
  • Kwiecień (1961) - Postman
  • Koniec naszego świata (1964) - Blockfiihrer
  • Nieznany (1964) - Camp Postman
  • Pięciu (1964) - Alfred Buchta
  • Lenin v Polshe (1966)
  • Sobótki (1966)
  • Kochankowie z Marony (1966) - Fisherman (uncredited)
  • Jowita (1967) - participant dressed as a pirate prom
  • Sciana czarownic (1967) - Bartender
  • Cala naprzód (1967) - Chief of Boat
  • Stajnia na Salvatorze (1968)
  • The Shield and the Sword (1968)
  • Kopernik (1973) - Uczestnik procesji mnicha Mateusza (uncredited)
  • Opowiesc w czerwieni (1974) - Gamekeeper
  • The Promised Land (1975) - Zucker
  • Czerwone i biale (1975) - Zyd
  • Zofia (1976) - Kelner w mordowni
  • Ptaki, ptakom... (1977) - Barcik
  • Amateur (1979) - Stanislaw Osuch, the head of Philip
  • Sekret Enigmy (1979) - Alexander Cadogan
  • Umarli rzucaja cien (1979) - Dziadek
  • Szansa (1979) - Teacher Molda
  • Placówka (1979) - Innkeeper Josef Szatzman
  • Elegia (1979) - Old German
  • The family Gąsieniców (1979, TV Series) - Szymek Polowacz
  • Mission (1980, TV Series) - James Gutman
  • Wsciekly (1980) - St. Okrzesik
  • Zielone lata (1980)
  • Na wlasna prosbe (1980) - Tomkowski
  • Sowizdrzal Swietokrzyski (1980) - Florianek
  • From a Far Country (1981) - Professor
  • Krab i Joanna (1982) - Grzegorz Zaruba
  • Do góry nogami (1983)
  • Oko proroka (1984) - Jost Fok
  • A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) - English Doctor
  • Nie bylo slonca tej wiosny (1984) - Josek
  • Zánik samoty Berhof (1984) - Florian
  • Mgla (1985) - Grandfather
  • Przeklete oko proroka (1985)
  • Medium (1985) - Ernest Wagner
  • Wherever You Are... (1988) - Officer-Interpreter
  • La bottega dell'orefice (1988) - Professor (uncredited)
  • And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988) - Prof. Epstein
  • A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve' (1989) - Choir
  • Alchemik (1989) - Prince Kiejstut
  • Kapital, czyli jak zrobic pieniadze w Polsce (1990) - Serafin
  • Szwadron (1992) - Lejba
  • Schindler's List (1993) - Investor #2
  • Three Colors: White (1994) - the old farmer
  • Legenda Tatr (1995) - Innkeeper
  • Lagodna (1995) - Shopkeeper
  • Gnoje (1995) - Old Man Hrycko
  • Brother of Our God ( Our God's Brother) (1997) - Anthony
  • Love Stories (1997) - Ankieter
  • Egzekutor (1999) - Kozar
  • Når nettene blir lange (2000) - Olek
  • Quo Vadis (2001) - Christian Crispus
  • Gebürtig (2002) - Zwei alte Juden
  • Eukaliptus (2002) - Pancho
  • Julia returns home (2002) - Mieczyslaw 'Mietek' Makowsky
  • The Hexer (2002, TV Mini-Series) - Vesemir
  • The Revenge (2002) - Michal Kafar (bricklayer #1)
  • Csoda Krakkóban (2004) - Grzegorz mester
  • Scratch (2008) - Leon
  • Children of Irena Sendler (2009, TV Movie) - Elderey Rabbi
  • Mistyfikacja (2010) - Askenazy
  • Legenda o Lietajúcom Cypriánovi (2010) - Bernard
  • Obława (2012) - Wiarus
  • Sierpniowe niebo. 63 dni chwaly (2013) - Leonard (final film role)

Awards and prizes

References

  1. ^ / id/18 "I am a Jew from "The Wedding"", www.stary.pl, March 5, 2010 {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "Jerzy Nowak: Finally, I want to be myself ', Newspaper Election, August 18, 2005
  3. ^ See. art. Sobolewski in Gazeta Wyborcza 75475.2881700. Html "comment by Tadeusz Sobolewski."[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ He plays and writes. Official Polish. April 27, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
  5. ^ "3/04/2013 - pogrzeb Jerzego Nowaka - Narodowy Stary Teatr". Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Lista laureatów Medalu Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis" (in Polish). Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.